Research design and patients This study is a retrospective observational one, conducted between January 1, 2017 and July 7, 2022, at a single institution, namely a teaching hospital in Western China. CHF was diagnosed in accordance with the guidelines of the 2016 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) regarding the diagnosis and treatment of acute and … Read more
Frailty presents a significant challenge in the context of a rapidly growing aging population, which is marked by heightened vulnerability to stressors due to an accelerated decline in physiological function, placing a significant burden on the healthcare system [12]. Frailty in older adults is associated with various factors, such as age, gender, BMI, comorbid chronic … Read more
Demographics, clinical characteristics, and geriatric syndromes The demographics and clinical characteristics in the groups with and without sarcopenia are listed in Table 1. A total of 602 older patients with sepsis (218 with and 384 without sarcopenia) were included. The median age of the participants was 78 (IQR, 16) years, 332 (55.1%) were men, and the … Read more
Nichols E, Steinmetz JD, Vollset SE, Fukutaki K, Chalek J, Abd-Allah F, et al. Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019. Lancet Public Health. 2022;7(2):E105–25. Google Scholar Chen Y, Bandosz P, Stoye G, Liu Y, Wu Y, Lobanov-Rostovsky … Read more
This study investigated the predictive value of sarcopenia indices, specifically, the NLR and PLR, for all-cause mortality in 926 patients aged 60 and over with primary lung cancer undergoing their first cycle of chemotherapy. It was found that both NLR and PLR were associated with OS, suggesting their potential as accessible risk-assessing tools for older … Read more
Elevated cognitive frailty risk in older cancer patients The study found that 26.7% of older cancer patients had cognitive frailty, which is higher than Ho MH et al. [7] (8.2%). Examining the underlying causes, cancer patients are susceptible to frailty due to the intricate effects of the cancer and the extensive treatments involved, including surgery and … Read more
American Diabetes A. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2012;35 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S64-71. Google Scholar Antar SA, Ashour NA, Sharaky M, Khattab M, Ashour NA, Zaid RT, et al. Diabetes mellitus: Classification, mediators, and complications; A gate to identify potential targets for the development of new effective treatments. Biomed Pharmacother. 2023;168:115734. CAS PubMed … Read more
In this study, multidomain lifestyle intervention resulted in favourable changes in participants’ dietary habits and physical activity, and part of the improvements remained also during the long-term post-intervention follow-up. Although no significant differences between the intervention and control groups were evident in other modifiable factors, we showed that, in the whole cohort, social and cognitive … Read more
Allison K, Patel D, Alabi O. Epidemiology of glaucoma: the past, present, and predictions for the future. Cureus. 2020;12(11). Kyari F, Ibanga AF, Onakoya AD, Philippin H, Nolan W, Dean W, Zondervan M. Glaucoma-NET: a novel way of improving glaucoma management in sub-Saharan Africa. Eye News. 2022;29(1):30–2. Google Scholar WHO. 2023 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/blindness-and-visualimpairment Križaj D. What … Read more
The advancements in medical and health care have led to an increase in human life expectancy, resulting in a growing older adult population. As a consequence, there is a corresponding rise in the demand for health care services among older adults [1]. The use of various technologies in daily life has significantly increased in recent … Read more